Ryder and co. too much for the Colts

Tuesday

Sep 10, 2013 at 8:19 AMSep 10, 2013 at 8:19 AM

By Phillip Morganpmorgan@hillsdale.netThe Hillsdale Academy Colts hosted an athletic, physical Quincy team last night and lost 5-3."You have to give credit to Quincy," Sullivan said. "They played well, they're well-coached, and they're aggressive."In the first half, the Academy controlled the ball, and threatened to score on a number of occasions. Forwards Liam Wolfram and Franklin Tropiano worked hard to split the Orioles' aggressive defense. The Colts created good opportunities through sound passing, but when the Orioles' defense cleared the ball, the Quincy forwards struck quickly the other way."Hillsdale Academy is one of the best passing teams we play," Quincy head coach Tim Hart said. "Part of our strategy is to wait on the pass, pick them off it, and send it."Both teams play was notably physical, as the defenses punished the attacking forwards.The size and speed of Quincy, particularly that of junior Jake Ryder, left the Colts at a slight disadvantage.Ryder scored three of Orioles' five goals and recorded an assist on the first goal of game by junior forward Evan Albright."This was his best game of the year," Hart said of Ryder.Sullivan agreed."He had some really nice moves that we just couldn't stop," Sullivan said "He's a player that was tough for us to stop. For his size, he's athletic, moves well, and he shoots well."Jere Wiegel made an aggressive move to the net and scored for Colts, on assist from Franklin Tropiano, at 27:45, making the score 2-1.Ryder punched in one more before the half, giving Quincy a 3-1 advantage at the break.It was more of the same in the second half. Ryder got his third goal right away, as he headed in a pass from junior Nick Haberl.With the score at 4-1, the Colts mounted a comeback.First, Alex Wood scored on a pass from Tropiano."At 4-2 we started to get a little momentum," Sullivan said.At the 12-minute mark, Liam Wolfram scored off a pass from Sam Brady."Against them you can never consider lead safe," Hart said.Having seen their lead dwindle, the Orioles' offense took control.Junior midfielder Tanner Parshall set up Nick Haberl on a through pass. Haberl knocked the goal in, giving Quincy a 5-3 lead and much needed breathing room."We try to bring midfielders up on the attack and control the middle," Hart said.The Colts were unable to go on another scoring run, and the evening ended with win for the Quincy Orioles."We've had a lot of good games with Quincy," Sullivan said after the game. "It's a good rivalry.We look forward to playing them."Quincy's next game is at home on Wednesday, Sept. 11, against BlissfieldHillsdale Academy plays Washtenaw at home on Friday, Sept. 13.